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Corroborated by 10 sources from 10 publishers
TL;DR
Reports differ across sources; according to theguardian.com, unilever is in advanced talks to combine its food business with US-based McCormick, in a deal including $15.7bn (£11.9bn) cash that would give the Marmite-to-Hellmann’s mayonnaise owner majority control of a $60bn food empire.
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Investing.com News
https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/unilever-nears-deal-to-combine-food-unit-with-mccormick-wsj-reports-4588925
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Bloomberg Industries
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-31/unilever-nears-completion-of-food-unit-sale-to-mccormick
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Investing.com News
https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/unilever-nears-deal-to-merge-foods-unit-with-spice-maker-mccormick-4589163
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CNBC 100727362
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/31/unilever-nears-deal-to-merge-food-business-with-spice-maker-mccormick-.html
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Yahoo Finance News
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/unilever-confirms-advanced-deal-talks-104429997.html
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Yahoo Finance News
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mccormick-and-unilevers-foods-business-just-announced-a-spicy-merger-121657739.html
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CNBC 20409666
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/31/stocks-making-the-biggest-moves-premarket-mkc-deo-nvda.html
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ABC News Money Headlines
https://abcnews.com/Business/wireStory/spice-maker-mccormick-combining-unilevers-food-division-131570761
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Bloomberg Markets
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-03-31/breaking-down-the-44-8-billion-unilever-mccormick-deal-video
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Dow Jones U.S. Business
https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/unilever-nears-deal-to-create-60-billion-food-giant-with-mccormick-cc273c8d?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
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CNBC Top News
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CNBC 15838381
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2026/03/31/mccormick-buys-unileveras-food-business-in-deal-that-values-it-at-nearly-45-billion.html
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MarketWatch Top Stories
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/mccormick-looks-to-merge-with-unilevers-food-business-but-theres-no-mention-in-earnings-report-88e98464?mod=mw_rss_topstories
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Fortune
https://fortune.com/2026/03/31/mccormick-combines-unilevers-food-division
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CNBC Top News
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/31/mccormick-buys-unilever-food-business.html
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Financial Times Companies
https://www.ft.com/content/303f48d6-e6ea-470c-9688-730fb6a3f216
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The Guardian (World)
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/31/marmite-maker-unilever-nears-deal-to-combine-food-arm-with-us-condiment-giant